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Every day we become more aware of the inter-dependence of all of the therapies in existence today. One is often very much dependent on another. For example it has been proven that traditional medical intervention at the same time as meditation is the most effective way of treating brain injury. That's a real example of 'East meets West'!

There's also an overlap between many of these therapies and our description of them and the images attempt to prtray flexibility and fluidity between one modality and another.

Biologically-based Therapies

Biologically based therapies are 'medical' therapies in that they involve a physical intervention such as a pill, surgery, medication or oil and include such things as Botanical Medicine, Nutritional /Vitamin Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & Homeopathy as well as electronic devices and tradi…

Emotional/Cognitive Therapies

These are the therapies that involve talking, reading, counselling, coaching, understanding, crying, bibliotherapy... Cognitive refers to our 'thinking' rather than to an intervention such as a pill and includes speech therapy and APT or attention process training.

Energy Medicine

Energy medicine centers around the ancient belief that various 'chi' circulates within the body and most disease is a result of blocks to the free flow of this energy. Acupuncture, traditional Chinese Medicine, Healing Touch, Reiki and many other forms of healing belong to this group.

Holistic Medicine (Mind-Body Medicine)

These therapies are centered around the belief that the body and the mind are both part of the same 'system' and that one can affect the other. Healing takes account of the merging of body and mind, such as Ayurveda, Aexander Technique, this unique hand-mirror and Spiritual Medicines.

Movement/Joy

These therapies involve moving the body ourselves as opposed to having it moved for us as in massage. It also includes activities which bring a sense of peace and joy to us such as dance, pilates, meditation or yoga.

Musculoskeletal Therapies

These therapies include massage, chiropractic and osteopathy and involve a therapist manipulating our soft tissue or spinal column with their hands or with mechanical vibration.

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